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falsetto
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falsetto
(noun)
falsetto
/fɑl
ˈ
sɛtoʊ/
noun
plural
falsettos
falsetto
/fɑl
ˈ
sɛtoʊ/
noun
plural
falsettos
Britannica Dictionary definition of FALSETTO
[
count, noncount
]
:
a very high voice used by a man (such as a male singer)
He sang in (a)
falsetto
.
a
falsetto
voice
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— falsetto
adverb
singing
falsetto
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